diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fa8b68ca2be..0fe4122979f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -86,12 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Register QEMU (tonistiigi/binfmt)"
         run: docker run --privileged --rm tonistiigi/binfmt --install all
       - name: "Run integration tests"
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 30
-          max_attempts: 2
-          retry_on: error
-          command: docker run -t --rm --privileged test-integration
+        run: docker run -t --rm --privileged test-integration
 
   test-integration-ipv6:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-${{ matrix.ubuntu }}"
@@ -135,12 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         # On the other side, using the host network is easier at configuration.
         # Besides, each job is running on a different instance, which means using host network here
         # is safe and has no side effects on others.
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 30
-          max_attempts: 2
-          retry_on: error
-          command: docker run --network host -t --rm --privileged test-integration-ipv6
+        run: docker run --network host -t --rm --privileged test-integration-ipv6
 
   test-integration-rootless:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-${{ matrix.ubuntu }}"
@@ -219,12 +209,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Prepare (network driver=slirp4netns, port driver=builtin)"
         run: DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t ${TEST_TARGET} --target ${TEST_TARGET} --build-arg UBUNTU_VERSION=${UBUNTU_VERSION} --build-arg CONTAINERD_VERSION=${CONTAINERD_VERSION} --build-arg ROOTLESSKIT_VERSION=${ROOTLESSKIT_VERSION} .
       - name: "Test (network driver=slirp4netns, port driver=builtin)"
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 30
-          max_attempts: 2
-          retry_on: error
-          command: docker run -t --rm --privileged -e WORKAROUND_ISSUE_622=1 ${TEST_TARGET}
+        run: docker run -t --rm --privileged -e WORKAROUND_ISSUE_622=1 ${TEST_TARGET}
 
   cross:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -267,19 +252,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install -y expect
       - name: "Ensure that the integration test suite is compatible with Docker"
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 30
-          max_attempts: 2
-          retry_on: error
-          command: go test -timeout 20m -v -exec sudo ./cmd/nerdctl/... -args -test.target=docker -test.kill-daemon
+        run: go test -timeout 20m -v -exec sudo ./cmd/nerdctl/... -args -test.target=docker -test.kill-daemon
       - name: "Ensure that the IPv6 integration test suite is compatible with Docker"
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 30
-          max_attempts: 2
-          retry_on: error
-          command: go test -timeout 20m -v -exec sudo ./cmd/nerdctl/... -args -test.target=docker -test.kill-daemon -test.ipv6
+        run: go test -timeout 20m -v -exec sudo ./cmd/nerdctl/... -args -test.target=docker -test.kill-daemon -test.ipv6
 
   test-integration-windows:
     runs-on: windows-2022
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fa41e63de70..a3c6843fc65 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ RUN curl -L -o nydus-static.tgz "https://github.com/dragonflyoss/image-service/r
   tar xzf nydus-static.tgz && \
   mv nydus-static/nydus-image nydus-static/nydusd nydus-static/nydusify /usr/bin/ && \
   rm nydus-static.tgz
-CMD ["gotestsum", "--format=testname", "--rerun-fails=2", "--packages=github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/cmd/nerdctl/...", \
+CMD ["gotestsum", "--format=testname", "--packages=github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/cmd/nerdctl/...", \
   "--", "-timeout=30m", "-args", "-test.kill-daemon"]
 
 FROM test-integration AS test-integration-rootless
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ VOLUME /home/rootless/.local/share
 RUN go test -o /usr/local/bin/nerdctl.test -c ./cmd/nerdctl
 COPY ./Dockerfile.d/test-integration-rootless.sh /
 CMD ["/test-integration-rootless.sh", \
-  "gotestsum", "--format=testname", "--rerun-fails=2", "--raw-command", \
+  "gotestsum", "--format=testname", "--raw-command", \
   "--", "/usr/local/go/bin/go", "tool", "test2json", "-t", "-p", "github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/cmd/nerdctl",  \
   "/usr/local/bin/nerdctl.test", "-test.v", "-test.timeout=30m", "-test.kill-daemon"]
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ COPY ./Dockerfile.d/home_rootless_.config_systemd_user_containerd.service.d_port
 RUN chown -R rootless:rootless /home/rootless/.config
 
 FROM test-integration AS test-integration-ipv6
-CMD ["gotestsum", "--format=testname", "--rerun-fails=2", "--packages=github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/cmd/nerdctl/...", \
+CMD ["gotestsum", "--format=testname", "--packages=github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/cmd/nerdctl/...", \
   "--", "-timeout=30m", "-args", "-test.kill-daemon", "-test.ipv6"]
 
 FROM base AS demo
diff --git a/cmd/nerdctl/container_prune_linux_test.go b/cmd/nerdctl/container_prune_linux_test.go
index 47560af3acb..674f5dd4f96 100644
--- a/cmd/nerdctl/container_prune_linux_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nerdctl/container_prune_linux_test.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ func TestPruneContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	tID := testutil.Identifier(t)
 
 	tearDown := func() {
-		defer base.Cmd("rm", "-f", tID+"-1").Run()
-		defer base.Cmd("rm", "-f", tID+"-2").Run()
+		base.Cmd("rm", "-f", tID+"-1").Run()
+		base.Cmd("rm", "-f", tID+"-2").Run()
 	}
 
 	tearUp := func() {